"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will
meet you there."
--Rumi

Sunday, November 25, 2012

a sweater transformation...

this all started with a lovely pair of knitted leg warmers i saw on Facebook. Lyn suggested making them from the sleeves of an old sweater which i had in my stash. it was purchased long ago from the thrift store and felted. each sleeve was long enough to make a leg warmer and a wrist warmer. i crocheted edges with some yarn that belonged to my grandmother. the body of the sweater was big enough, with some patching, to cover one of those inexpensive cardboard buckets that are sold in the craft stores. i lined it with some of my hand dyed silk and even make a plush inner base by adding some batting under the silk cloth. another bucket for some much needed organization around here.

click on the images for close-ups.

sweater bucket, wrist warmers and leg warmers

wrist warmers crocheted on upper edge and leg warmers crocheted on both edges

leg warmers

hand dyed silk base and lining...some dyed velvet peeking out from the open collar

AND A BLOG GIVEAWAY....
a friend shared this DVD with me. some of you might know about it. it came out in 2011 and is quite interesting. i've seen lots of the quilts in person, that are talked about here, at the Houston quilt show in 2009. you can read more about this DVD here. i have watched it and thought i'd pass it on to you.
if you leave a comment, you will be included in the drawing. if you'd rather not be included, just say so in your comment. i know some of you might have already seen it.
i'll do the drawing early Thursday morning, November 29th.

20 comments:

This transformation is awesome! This is what I call reuse something... I have a bag full of old sweaters that I want to transformed too, but the time is so short...Well, and about the DVD, I didn't know about it at all. i'd love to see it. Thanks, Deanna.

Hey, góód to re-use things like that !Do you have a felting needle ? You might add some flowers or swirls ... it's fun to play with wool ! (put some plastic foam in between .... ánd mind your fingers !)Have a good week Deanna

I love the bucket idea! I have a ton of thrifted and felted sweaters just waiting for inspiration, thanks! No need to put my name in the drawing, as I have a copy of the dvd. I really enjoyed it. Wishing you a lovely week.

These are so great, Deanna! I love each and every thing -- the warmers, soft and lovely with the trim you made -- and the bucket is so wonderful I can hardly contain myself. I love it the best and will keep your idea in mind for the future. Include me in the drawing for the DVD, I haven't seen it. Thanks for all the ideas. xo